Open
Spaces.

Introduction to Warangal

Warangal also known as Orugallu or Ekashila Nagaram meaning city of one rock, during 12th to 14th century is the administrative headquarters of Warangal district and one of the oldest municipalities established in 1899. It is one of the major urban centres of the Telangana region and caters to the educational, medical, trading and cultural needs of the people from the neighbouring districts. Warangal is a class I city with a population of 8.32 lakhs spreading across407.71 sq km. It is located at a distance of 145 kms from Hyderabad, which is the capital city of the state.

A case study for
Shivaya Nagar
Warangal, Telangana

For carrying out the onground activities under the project, a pilot area was selected in Warangal in consultation with the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation with an aim to carry out a detailed study and interventions at a small scale and if found appropriate, the same may be replicated by the Municipal Corporation in other parts of the city. Shivaya Nagar area was selected as a pilot area in Warangal.

Location of study area
Warangal City

Glimpses from Open Spaces sector - Warangal

Phase1

What is
happening in
the city?

Through engagement
with the Government

This phase starts by data collection from the Municipal Corporation and other para-statal bodies to understand the City Baseline for rapid assessment. It focusses on understanding perception of the government officials from various departments involved in the sector; and captures the views of political representatives about the existing condition and proposed requirements of the city with respect to the chosen problem area.

Interactions with members of the core committee, Municipal & parastatal officials, political representatives- Honourable Mayor, Councillor of the study area are also the major component of this phase.

City
Profile

This section includes an overview of the information of city including its geographical area, population, socio economic features, basic landuse profile and institutional arrangement of the agencies involved in infrastructural development for the city. This information will help in understanding the city baseline.

Sector
Snapshot

It discusses the existing condition of the identified sector in the city in terms of infrastructure availability, on going schemes, usage of smart applications, etc. This information will help in making a rapid assessment of the sector for the city.

Existing
LOS

It discusses the level of service in the city to understand infrastructure gaps.

Sectoral
Analysis

This section identifies the existing conditions and vision of the city under various probable aspects. These results would be integrated with the results of stakeholder analysis before arriving at recommendations.

S.No Category Priority
(1-8)
Existing scenario of the city Where the city wants to be in next 5 years Initiatives that will move the city in line with its vision
1 Availability 1 Warangal city with about 10,88,000 population has only 28 parks and 1 zoo available in the city i.e. 0.4 Sq.m per capita space available (organized green space), as against 3 Sq.m as per URDPFI guidelines. Availability of organized green spaces for all users in the city. 1. Enhancing and upgrading existing park with children, old age, women and PHC friendly in the city, along with other user groups.
2. Mobilizing funds from state and central level programmes like AMRUT, Smart cities and mobilizing other available funds like CSR funds, PPP models etc.
2 Approach and Access 4 1. There are few wards and communities where parks are not available and only source of recreation is city level parks.
2. No parks are integrated with existing foot paths systems and no infrastructure available for sports like walking or bicycling, such as sidewalks or bike lanes etc.
Safe and comfortable access to organised green spaces with in travel time of 10 to 15 minutes by walk, running etc. Upgrading the existing approach roads to parks w.r.t road safety and security adding value to overall road network of the city. For Example- Warning signage’s, speed breakers , open drain closures, plantation, parking system etc.
3 Community involvement and behaviour 2 Majority of the citizens visit existing community parks and city level parks once in a month or occasionally 70% usage of existing parks in the city 1. IEC activities to encourage physical activities among the citizens at regular intervals, involving local resources like Yoga associations, dance academies, youth associations, etc.
2. Out sourcing or making available existing parks and community halls for yoga classes, dance classes etc , creating an opportunity for community to take part
4 Operational and maintenance 3 1. Anti-social activities observed in few existing community halls.
2. No optimum utilization of existing parks in the city.
3. More than 50% of existing parks are not maintained, due to lack of manpower with ULBs and lack of sense of ownership among the communities or citizens.
Fulfilling all the indicators as per Swach parks -Standard operating procedures, which lays out the infrastructure norms, assessment & inspection procedures and checklists, and sanitation and waste management best practices to be followed in parks. Prescribed by MoUD (erstwhile MoHUA) 1. IEC activities to develop sense of ownership among the community.
2. Involving the community in planning and construction of parks in the city.
3. PPP models and community participatory O&M models developed for existing and upcoming community parks in the city.
4. Mobilization of CSR funds of O&M of parks in the city.
Phase2

What are the
aspirations of
the city?

Through engagement
with citizens

This phase initiates discussion about the perception of citizens. The respondents consulted here should include wide range of stakeholders to ensure inclusivity. The results from this section would help the Municipal bodies to identify the importance of various services to the people and also strategize their work.

Interactions were held with the residents of study area- Shivaya Nagar with a focus to capture views from females, youth, young children, people with special needs.

Identified
Stakeholders

Gender Male- 67%, Female- 33%
Age wise Below 10 years- 2%
11- 20 years- 18%
21-40 years- 36%
41- 60 years- 34%
61 years and above- 10%
Physical handicapped 1%
Objectives

To capture the need and demand for green spaces

To identify qualitative and quantitative indicators ( facilities, services, standards etc) in consultation with the community.

To validate scope of community participation in development , operations and maintenance of recreational facilities for parks.

Stakeholder
Analysis

This section identifies the existing conditions and vision of the city under various probable aspects. These results would be integrated with the results of stakeholder analysis before arriving at recommendations.

As per community’s
preference
Park Rank

Rank
5

Rank 5 is opted majorly by middle and old age group i.e. 21-40 years (25%), 41- 50 years (27%), 61 years and above (24%)

Rank
6

Rank 6 is opted majorly by age group between 0-10 years (33%) and 11 to 20 years (29%)

Major users of the parks are children, women and old age groups

Time spent for recreational facilities is less in the age group of 21- 40 years due to lack of immediate access to recreational facilities and the mall culture has taken over the place of parks for this age group.

Community’s existing
usage of space

Perception of 0-10 years old

Below 10 years- 66% of the respondents liked to visit musical garden and Zoo Park followed by 17% of the respondents preferred visiting Fort Warangal and public garden

Perception of 11-20 years old

Between 11- 20 years- 44% of the respondents preferred visiting Fort Warangal followed by 24% opting for Zoo Park.

Perception of 21-40 years old

Between 21- 40 years- 33% of the respondents’ preferred visiting Fort Warangal followed by 28% preferring to visit public garden and 27% preferring Zoo Park.

Perception of 41-50 years old

Between 41- 60 years- 42% of the respondents prefer visiting Fort Warangal followed by 30% preferring public garden.

Perception of 61 years old and above

61 years and above- 63% of the respondents prefer visiting followed by 16% preferring public garden

During the FGDs it was observed that majority of the community visits Fort Warangal due to its proximity and availability of facilities serving all age groups such as light show, food courts, seating arrangement, parking, green spaces, public conveniences etc.

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The existing park has become a hub for anti-social activities, and do not have any facilities within and the parks are not used by the community

Insights on
Frequency of
park visit

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Majority of the women of all age groups don’t visit parks daily due to safety concerns with in the parks and travel timing required to reach the parks.

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More than 50% of the young and middle age groups visit parks regularly for physical activities.

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Majority of women in the age group of 41 years and above visit parks regularly for social activities and meetings.

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51% of the overall respondents visit parks regularly and 4% of the respondents visit the parks daily.

Insights on
visits & usage
patterns

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9% of the respondents prefer to visit parks alone for fresh air and peace of mind.

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About 73% of the respondents visit parks with their families and about 13% respondents visit in a group of friends as parks and open spaces facilitate connections with family and friends.

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As per the survey, the respondents travel about 1- 2 km towards the fort area for daily physical activities.

Insights on
Acceptable
distance

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Majority of the community uses motorized forms to travel to park. 8% prefer walking walk.

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Lack of proper and safe access to parks like walk ways cycling tracks etc.

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Community is suffering form stray animals like monkeys and dogs, which leads to unsafe access to parks.

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The location of a park determines the hierarchy of parks and the services and facilities it can provide.

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Prefered mode of transport

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Acceptable Distance

Opinion on
existing parks
and open spaces

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Majority of the respondents feel that activities like drinking alcohol, open defecation are observed often hence the park design should be such that it should discourage such activities

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The respondents suggested for beautification of existing parks with dedicated children play area, open gyms, installation of public area etc.

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The respondents feel that the parks and open spaces should be such that they should engage and encourage community for physical activities and create community cohesion.

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The parks and open spaces should also have flexible spaces for ad hoc community purposes, in addition to the formal programs and fixed features.

Preferred
mode of
travel

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Majority of the respondents use motorised forms of transport to reach the parks while only 8% prefer to walk

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Majority of the respondents prefer to have parks and recreational spaces within 1 to 5 km radius from their home.

Phase3

What are the
recommendations
for the city?

The section below describes the recommendations w.r.t Sewerage sector based upon the analysis done in Phase I and Phase 2
  • Improve the existing parks in the community by providing infrastructure such as seating arrangement, recreational facilities, play areas, boundary walls, easily accessible etc.
  • Mapping of potential vacant lands within the community along with strategies to develop recreational and green spaces
    1. Govt. land/ Private / Trust owned etc
    2. Incentive models for private land
    3. As per FGDs, not every park will or should have every possible amenity, but parks should serve many proposes and provide a variety of features that respond to residents’ priorities.
  • Mapping of community halls with in the locality which can also serve the propose of indoor-recreational facilities and developing strategies accordingly
  • Developing guide lines for Warangal based on the indicative indicators identified through FGDs
  • Tool kit for developing or improving the existing parks through community participation.

Improving
Existing Parks

  • Availability of existing infrastructure like seating arrangments, fountain, segregation centre, play area, boundary wall, parking space, accessible with in 3 to 5 km from ward 9,19,18 etc.
  • As per FGDs community interested to travel 1 to 5 km for recreational facility, demanded for educational centres with recreational areas.

Developing new
Conceptual
model

  • Surrounded by residential with suitable natural elements like lake, greenery, away from noise and air pollution.
  • As per FGDs community interested to Incorporation of all the parameters demanded by the community and developing a model park.
  • Mapping of potential vacant lands with in the community along with strategies to develop recreational and green spaces
  • Mapping of community halls with in the locality which can also serve the purposed of indoor-recreational facilities and developing strategies accordingly
  • Developing guide lines for Warangal based on the indicative indicators identified through FGDs
  • Tool kit for developing or improving the existing parks through community participation.
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